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Scrambled cities: If you're not gonna do the work(on your soul), then you might as well work til you die

 There are two tiers in normal life. Those who are survive and those who thrive.  But nothing is a mistake in life: Nothing comes by chance. You have to prepare for it.  If you thought life was about making money and beating out the Jones's, you've lost already.  Life is: Desire for connection. All unhealthy competition is isolating. We live in an isolated-enough world already. This connection comes from a surprising place: Self-acceptance. A lot of us need to go back to the classroom. A lot of us need to take a silent breather and check in with what we need. This takes serious work. It's the real work. It relies on respect for others and self-respect.  A lot of people in the self-help community try to push the self aside: Manning up is the only side of it they see. But there are certain non-negotiables in this life. Certain things we can't cheat ourselves out of. We are not a piece of meat being acted on.    However, this is where God comes in. Some o...
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Byron Arendse and the Failure of Art

There was this nerd kid in my school who never stood up for anything. He always had a smile on his baby face and he was always avoiding whoever wasn't popular and being down with whatever was accepted. 

Now this kid wants to be edgy. 
Now he thinks he's some incredible biker.
Now he thinks he rules the streets. 

There was this other kid called Richard Wiese. He was born with a bad face. Who can blame him for that? Everyone who had sense accepted him, didn't laugh. He's still an asshole. He was part of the shitty crowd at school that used to hang around the dark parts of school and do nothing in particular.

I once asked him if I could join a hockey game; he said no.
Maybe I should have reminded him about his face. 
How people accepted him, even though they didn't have to. 

The point is, I see the game for what it is. I see people for who they are. I know how it'll end up. I know they're going to sell each other down the river. 

Don't trust a loser on the basis of their being nice. They'll screw you over. 

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